Spanish Men Want Spanish Women To Be Thin More Than Spanish Women Do

Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 11:40 in Psychology & Sociology

While the cultural debate of nationalized health care is whether or not to let obese people and smokers die(1), a new paper in Spain says males are pressuring women to be thin and it is making females less happy. The psychologists also contend that women who are not comfortable with their body perceive women with a normal body as a threat. Specifically, when these women see a "normal" body they experience feelings of displeasure and lack of control, since they feel they have not any control on their own body and cannot make it be as they want. read more

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